There is no medicinal herb with unpleasant side effects ever recommended by any botanic physician. With all the thousands of years of "trial and error", we pretty much know the medicinal effects of herbs.

Written by a nurse, Shauna's Life In Pain chronicles the daily pain that Shauna lives with. Chronic Pain is a highly under-treated area and Shauna advocates for fellow pain patients. There is nursing information, new and analysis in the nursing and pain subjects, and reliable health information written here. With a dedicated readership, Shauna encourages interaction in the chronic pain community. Shauna is a Hospice nurse by specialty. Her deep empathy for others shows in her writings.

Laced Ivory was set up with the strong believe that the desire for beauty is universal. Like love, the idea of beauty transcends boundaries far and wide. As such, the blog is designed to be a porthole that opens to limitless opportunities for creating product and brand awareness among beauty addicts and industry professionals worldwide.

My new years resolution was to do new things, if it made me feel a little uncomfortable then I knew I was doing it right. I took a photography class and joined a book club, then got cancer. This is my blog, which sometimes has seemed like a chore to keep up with, but overall I’m very happy I’ve kept up with it as much as I have. It’s mostly a story about my treatments, but I can’t help but talking about my family and friends. I have the best support system in the world.